Acupuncture Therapy for Vascular Cognitive Impairment management: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis

Abstract

Review question / Objective: P-Diagnosis of VCI based on any established and validated diagnostic definitions (eg. DSM-IV). I-Acupuncture, MA, EA, SA, auricular acupuncture, fire needling, and warm needling. C-Sham acupuncture, western medicine (WM), usual care (UC), or c o g n i t i v e re h a b i l i t a t i o n . O -P r i m a r y outcomes: 1) Cognitive function: MMSE, HDS, MoCA and ADAS-cog. 2) Activities of daily living: ADLS, BI and FAQ. Secondary outcomes: Risk ratio of the presence of severe adverse effect. S-RCTs regardless of publication language restrictions.